On this page: Introduction — Yi Jin Jing — Wu Qin Xi (5 Animals Qi Gong) — 6 Sound Technique — Ba Duan Jin (8 Pieces of Brocade) — Do Sun QiGong for Fabulous Abs — Fragrant QiGong — Guo Lin QiGong
Introduction
Qi is the name for the life energy in the body. Without it, we would not exist. It is the mark of divinity, the balance, the spiritual force.
Gong refers to work (exercise) - the practise for enhancing Qi. It involves a series of movements combined with breathing techniques and visualisations that unblock the body and fill it with the energy all around us. Working with QiGong brings peace, health and harmony.
Traditional Chinese medicine asserts that illness and disease are caused by disturbances to the natural Qi. This could mean too much in one area or not enough. By restoring the body’s natural balance of yin yang Qi, the likelihood of disease is reduced.
Although the practice of QiGong is gentle and easy, the power it brings is considerable - a power that gives you the ability to prevent illness and heal yourself. It works so effectively by exercising the things you cannot see such as your Dan Tian (below the navel inside the stomach area — is a deep energy source of pre and post-natal energy), organs and your Qi.
Another characteristic is a subtle increase in intelligence, manifested by greater clarity of thought, powers of concentration and perception as well as growing inner serenity. This ‘intelligence-awakening’ aspect also refers to what the Chinese call ‘noble spirit’ — consciousness-raising, gaining wisdom and aspiring to a higher sense of morality.
QiGong can improve:
- Circulatory problems
- Depression, stress, anxiety
- Stroke and high blood pressure
- Poor digestion and irritable bowel syndrome
- Spine, neck and work-induced posture problems
- Weight loss
- Allergies
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Immune disorders
- Diabetes
- Ulcers
- Constipation
- Gynaecological problems
- Headaches and migraine pressure
- Help cancer
- Wisdom
- Nourishes the blood, energy and spirit
At Traditional Qi we teach a selection of styles. Feel free to browse our descriptions or contact us for a recommendation as to what style could suit you.
Yi Jin Jing
Yi Jin Jing is an ancient Chinese regimen to improve well-being. It is suitable for all age groups. The movements integrate the whole body. The basic theory is to transfer energy by movements while the mind goes with the slow movements as well. It is easy to learn and practise. Benefits of the regimen includes: it helps with accelerating blood circulation, improving the tenderness and flexibility of the soft tissues, enhancing the functionality of the bones, joints, muscles and other tissues. It aims at achieving a stronger body and a feeling of complete harmony.
Wu Qin Xi (5 Animals Qi Gong)
Wu Qin Xi uses movements based on the five animals Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey and Bird. Each animal is connected to one of the organs and one of the 5 elements according to TCM theory.
For each animal there are two movements. The movements nourish and strengthen the Qi of the animal's associated organ and the processes it is responsible for. This keeps the individual parts as well as the complex interconnections of the inner environment balanced and strong.
| Animal | Element | Organ | Supported System |
| Tiger | Wood | Liver | Ligaments and Tendons |
| Deer | Water | Kidney | Bone Marrow |
| Bear | Earth | Spleen | Digestion & Food Transfer |
| Monkey | Fire | Heart | Blood & Circulation |
| Bird | Metal | Lungs | Breathing & Oxygen |
6 Sound Technique
Six Sound Technique is a special heredity of a regimen from ancient China. The basic theory is to use six sounds to help with strengthening the function of internal organs such as liver, heart, lung, kidney and san jiao (one of the six hollow organs). This practise helps people with preventing and curing sickness so the practitioners would live longer. It is suitable for all age groups. According to the record of ancient books: “Blow to clear the heat, breath out to clear the wind, ‘xi’ to remove the irritation, ‘he’ to stabilize the energy, ‘xu’ to clear the coldness, ‘si’ to get rid of the pain.
Ba Duan Jin (8 Pieces of Brocade)
Eight movements make up this form which has been practiced for over 1300 years. There are many variations of Ba Duan Jin, but here at Traditional Qi we teach the Chinese government's standard form.
This form of QiGong is especially beneficial for stimulating the flow of Qi energy through the organ meridians and increasing the spine’s and body’s strength and flexibility. Practicing it you will feel like you are stretching all parts of your body — from inside to out. You will also gain a calm mind as key to this form is moving the body and mind together.
Ba Duan Jin is suitable for, and recommended to anyone.
DoSun
What is DoSun? It means do as the sun does!
The sun sheds its glory impartially on all. Without it, life would not exist. From everlasting, it rises and sets, while humanity fusses and frets. And, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, our body is a small universe which, like the large one, has a sun. And this small sun in us, like the larger, is our source of power, warmth, energy and growth.
The Dan Tian centre - below the navel inside the stomach area — is a deep energy source of pre and post-natal energy. For millennia, those in the East have regarded the Dan Tian as the essence of individual being. Together with Qi energy, it prolongs and improves the quality of life.
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Philosophy is always wise and practical. So Angela has developed the DoSun QiGong Program of exercises and meditation for the modern society. Once you learn how to use this powerhouse of the body, the benefits are many:
- A better looking healthier body
- A new strength and tone to the pelvis and stomach
- An improvement in the immune system and the circulation
- Greater fitness and flexibility
- Improved posture
- Improvement and prevention of depression
- Increased energy levels
- Increased wisdom
- Nourishment for the blood, energy and spirit
- Prevention of illness and promotion of self healing
- Weight loss
Suitable for anyone, but as these exercises do involve floor work, it is not recommended for pregnant women.
Fragrant Qi Gong
The full name of this QiGong is Chinese Buddhist Aromatic — Intelligence-Awakening QiGong.
Dating back 2000 years, Fragrant QiGong is unique in that it derives its name from the aroma emitted by practitioners, most commonly the fragrance of jasmine, sandalwood or osmanthus. It may appear with the first session or not for months or years. It is most common when people are practicing in large groups.
Another characteristic is a subtle increase in intelligence, manifested by greater clarity of thought, powers of concentration and perception as well as growing inner serenity. This ‘intelligence-awakening’ aspect also refers to what the Chinese call ‘noble spirit’ — consciousness-raising, gaining wisdom and aspiring to a higher sense of morality.
Fragrant QiGong is simple to learn and practice. Practitioners do a sequence of 15 arm movements which make different circles in front of the three Dan Tians. This results in very subtle circles to the organs in order to get rid of the stagnation of blood, fluid, toxins, Qi etc, as well as to strengthen the energy. Overall benefits include better sleep, disease prevention and self healing.
Therefore Fragrant QiGong is simple yet very powerful.
All fitness levels can participate, but it should NOT be performed by people with the following conditions:
- Advanced cancer
- Heart disease
- Pregnancy more than six months
- Schizophrenia
- Those with acute conditions such as appendicitis, contagious disease, high temperature, excess bleeding
Guo Lin Qi Gong
Guo Lin QiGong, also known as Walking QiGong, has shown to be very helpful on serious and chronic diseases — especially cancer.
Guo Lin is the founder of Guo Lin QiGong. Because of her cancer she had six different operations and was very determined to use the QiGong her Grandfather taught her. She used Chinese medicine and QiGong in combination and designed Guo Lin QiGong. She practised by herself and lived for another 48 years without the cancer even though doctors only gave her very little time and hope.
Through teaching thousands of patients and being successful, word spread and it became very popular all over the world, especially in Europe. Angela Tian Zhu was taught Guo Lin QiGong directly from Yu Da Yuan who was a student of Guo Lin. After Guo Lin died, Yu Da Yuan became the leader and highest Teacher in the Guo Lin Society. Guo Lin QiGong saved his life from bowel and lymph cancer. She is one of the few qualified instructors in Australia and Sydney residents are very fortunate to have the opportunity to learn and practice this form of QiGong here.
Specialties for this QiGong:
- Special method of breathing to increase intake of oxygen (breathe in twice, breathe out once)
- Strengthens the Dan Tian’s energy (under the navel, inside the stomach, which is where the vital energy is stored)
- Walking with heels down toes up to increase kidney energy (helps immune system)
- Make sounds to make the organs vibrate, to break the cancer stagnation in the body
- Guo Lin’s theory is that doing these exercises releases static electricity, cancerous cells have less static electricity than normal cells
Master Guo Lin wrote many books and articles about her QiGong.
There are more than five forms, and they should be practiced depending on your condition.
- Natural Walk Gong
- Fast Walk Gong
- Steady Gong
- One step touching, two steps touching, three steps touching Gong
- Making Sounds Gong
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